The Left always portrays crime as a mystery. It’s because of a lack of “equity,” it’s because people are just trying to feed their families, it’s because the system is unfair. The reality, however, is actually pretty simple: put enough law enforcement in the places where crime occurs, hold those who commit it accountable, and if they keep doing it, keep them behind bars.

Consequences work, and they always have.

For further proof, all we have to do is look at Washington, D.C. It’s always been embarrassing that our nation’s capital is a hotbed of violence and criminal activity, so much so that we have lawmakers getting carjacked in broad daylight. //

The number of homicides in Washington, D.C., has dropped steeply after President Donald Trump sent the National Guard to clean up the city in August 2025.

There have been 20 homicides in 2026 so far in the nation’s capital, which is a 52 percent drop compared to 42 homicides recorded in the same time period of 2025, according to D.C. police statistics.

In all of 2025, the city recorded 127 homicides. The city recorded 187 homicides in 2024. //

Data show that many categories of violent crime have plunged as of four months into 2026. Homicides are down 52 percent, sex abuse is down 48 percent, robbery is down 23 percent, and motor vehicle theft is down 56 percent.

All crime is down 25 percent. //

Although you don’t hear about it as much, 2,500 Guardsmen are still patrolling the streets, and there’s no end in sight. The results are hard to argue with (although liberals almost certainly will).